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Trial reportNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2014

A preliminary randomized controlled trial of a behavioral exercise intervention for smoking cessation.

Ana M Abrantes, Erika Litvin Bloom, David R Strong, Deborah Riebe, Bess H Marcus, Julie Desaulniers, Kathryn Fokas, Richard A Brown

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Interventions for preventing weight gain after smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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  8. Exercise interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  11. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Distress Tolerance Treatment for Weight Concern in Smoking Cessation Among Women.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2020
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  12. Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Affect and Smoking Craving in the Weeks Before and After a Cessation Attempt.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2018
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  17. Exercise and Smoking Cessation.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ana M AbrantesButler Hospital, Providence, RI; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI; ana_abrantes@brown.edu.
Erika Litvin BloomButler Hospital, Providence, RI; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI;
David R StrongDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA;
Deborah RiebeDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.
Bess H MarcusDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI; Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA;
Julie DesaulniersButler Hospital, Providence, RI;
Kathryn FokasButler Hospital, Providence, RI;
Richard A BrownButler Hospital, Providence, RI; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI;

Funding

Behavioral Exercise Intervention for Smoking CessationK23DA019950 · NIDA · BUTLER HOSPITAL (PROVIDENCE, RI) · PI ABRANTES, ANA M · 2006 to 2010
$925k
NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA019950
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPrevious exercise intervention studies for smoking cessation have been challenged by a number of methodological limitations that confound the potential efficacy of aerobic exercise for smoking cessation.

methodsThe preliminary efficacy of a behavioral exercise intervention that incorporated features designed to address prior limitations was tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Sixty-one smokers (65.6% female, mean age = 47.3 years, smoked a mean of 19.7 cigarettes/day) were randomized to receive either a 12-week exercise intervention or a 12-week health education contact control. Participants in both conditions received an 8-week telephone-delivered, standard smoking cessation protocol (with the transdermal nicotine patch). Follow-ups were conducted at the end of treatment (EOT), 6- and 12-month timepoints.

resultsThere were no differences between conditions with respect to the number of weekly exercise or health education sessions attended (9.3±2.8 vs. 9.3±3.0, respectively). While not statistically significant, participants in the exercise condition demonstrated higher verified abstinence rates (EOT: 40% vs. 22.6%, odds ratio [OR] = 2.28; 6- and 12-month follow-ups: 26.7% vs. 12.9%, OR = 2.46). Irrespective of treatment condition, higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous exercise were associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms during the intervention.

conclusionsThe results of this small RCT point toward the benefit of a behavioral exercise intervention designed to address previous methodological limitations for smoking cessation. Given the potential public health impact of the demonstrated efficacy of exercise for smoking cessation, the continued development and optimization of exercise interventions for smokers through larger RCTs merits pursuit.

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Behavior TherapyExerciseAdultAffectCravingDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioSmokingSmoking CessationSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTobacco Use Cessation Devices

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PMID24812023
PMCPMC4155424

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